"They know what they need to do at this point," Herb explains. "Especially in matches -- you know, it's a unique sport. You don't get halftimes, you don't get quarter breaks, you don't get timeouts, you can't draw anything on chalkboards.

"For the most part, they just have to figure it out by themselves."

Makes sense.

There is, however, one part of the motto his wrestlers have trouble accepting.

The best coach, they insist, is and always will be Herb.

"Never had a better one in my life," James Cook said. "He works individual stuff, he works as a team, he's a great person in the room, out of the room.

"I mean, he's just great."

Herb, a star wrestler in his day, graduated from Banks in 2002 before wrestling for five seasons at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. In other words, the fourth-year coach has plenty of experience in the sport -- and a wealth of knowledge to impart on the group.